Category: Quotes

“Perhaps we should love ourselves so fiercely that when others see us they know exactly how it should be done.” – Rudy Francisco With thanks to Laura McKowen (facebook) and http://www.LauraMcKowen.com. Yours in healing, Annie. Advertisements

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. – Buddha We can do this. We can do this, one day, one moment at a time. Ours is a valiant battle, …

This quote by Aspen Matis (Girl in the Woods) spoke to me. It captures some of the twists and turns of the mind of someone who has been violated and altered by abuse. And it underscores the role of listening to the body. The aftermath of abuse is not simple. Annie. I asked my rapist…

A brittle heart will explode into a thousand shards—and often get thrown like a fragment grenade at the perceived source of its pain. But a supple heart will break open into a greater capacity to hold life’s suffering and joy in a way that allows us to say, “The pain stops here.” – Parker Palmer.

“I’m not kidding. The arts are….a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do…